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A New Type of Blog

by Steev the Friction Wizurd

Rated: 18+ · Book · Biographical · #1926864

You don't need to read this. This is not the blog you are looking for.

Every now and then I have a "short" idea and put it here.

I am an old man, and not just on the outside. Even my inner self has become bald, hunched, and wrinkled. So if you have even a smidgen of vitality flowing in your veins, you might find what I say to be insufferably archaic, old-fashioned, perhaps even antediluvian.

I don't really expect anyone to read this blog. Except me, of course. But if you do happen to read it and like to argue, then please comment, because I will argue about almost anything.

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Steev the Friction Wizurd

Jul 31, 2017 at 10:51pm
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Sometimes they seem to be. Especially flies when you try to swat them. It's like they know you are going to do it so they fly away.

Prosperous Snow celebrating

Jul 31, 2017 at 9:32pm
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I enjoyed this because sometimes I suspect insects are telepathic.

Steev the Friction Wizurd

Jul 31, 2017 at 11:41am
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Here is what I found...
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Cocoa is frequently dutched—treated with alkali in a 180 year old process — for several reasons. “The process darkens the cocoa ingredients, changes the taste by reducing bitterness, and increases the dispersability of cocoa powder for various applications such as beverages.”
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I doubt they meant whole flax seeds, probably ground, and it might be simply that the bakery also does products with flax seed so they included it on the list the way you would with nuts, in case of allergies. Or they might just be trying to be cool. Hey, we got flax seed!

Apondia

Jul 31, 2017 at 10:45am
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I have to ask why did they process the Cocoa Powder with alkali? What other natural flavors? Isn't Cocoa Liquor and vanilla Extract and coca Powder enough. Plus, have you ever seen a flax seed? They are so tiny I bet they are made into past before inserting in the recipe. One would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. I prefer flax meal when I bake. It's easier to measure. and, easier to digest. Dates and Flax are kind of opposites on the digestive list.

Steev the Friction Wizurd

Jun 11, 2017 at 2:30am
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Of course, one problem with a lot of these sour predictions is that they are based on false assumptions, that the polar ice caps are rapidly melting, for example. According to NASA, the antarctic ice sheet is larger than ever and the arctic ice sheet is the same it has always been.

As far as the sea level goes, it has been rising ever since the glaciers started melting to end the last ice age and is currently rising at the rate of about 5 inches per century.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level_rise#/media/File:Trends_in_global_averag... _sea_level,_1880-2013.png

Elisa the Bunny Stik

Jun 11, 2017 at 12:30am
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It may not affect today's homeowner, but their kids and grandkids? Those people are going to get screwed if the sea levels rise, especially if they inherit property from today's current homeowners. Even if they don't inherit property, they still run the risk of being run out of possibly the only place they call home. A lot of people born in Florida are still choosing to stay (even though it's foolhardy from an employment standpoint). I'm not having kids, but I'm a homeowner who's young enough to recognize that my generation's descendents are likely to feel the brunt of the rising sea levels and other impacts of climate change. Hence I understand the frustration. People don't want their kids to face this level of geographic change that's happening far more quickly than humans can adapt to it.

And on top of that, the commercial impacts will be pretty phenomenal, and not in a good way. Ports can be relocated, but it will be very expensive to build all that infrastructure. Flooding out South Florida is going to impact trade pretty heavily. Ships will have to be rerouted to ports that may not have the capacity ready in time. Anything that went to the Port of Miami will probably be routed to POrt Canaveral if they're lucky. They're more likely going to go to Jacksonville, which will lose some land but not quite as much as South Florida. Their waterways will be altered, though, and they'll need to probably kick out a bunch of people/businesses to expand or reconfigure the port system. I'm sure that would be a fun city hall fight to watch. That sentence, while illogical to someone who is older, has far reaching consequences for those of us who are younger and will have to prepare descendants for this brave new world. The least we can do is slow down the process to buy them more time to develop more efficient relocation and port structuring plans.

Steev the Friction Wizurd

Jun 10, 2017 at 6:06pm
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A few sentences from that report got my attention.

"...study suggests that a 6-foot rise in sea levels by 2100, fuelled by a collapse of the polar ice caps, could lead to 13.1 million Americans along the coasts losing their homes to the rising tide. Even a more modest rise of 3 feet would leave 4 million homeless.

What a great example of fuzzy, illogical thinking!

Let's see, the average homeowner is at least 21 years old and most of them are much older. Now someone who is 21 years old in 2017, how old will he be in 2100? Oh! 104 years old.

It's safe to predict that every single homeowner who was going to "lose their home" will actually be dead instead!

Elisa the Bunny Stik

Jun 10, 2017 at 2:26pm
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Actually, for a lot of senior citizens, moving to Florida is tied to health, and many of them go outside (not just to grocery stores). While extreme heat is especially bad for seniors, the relatively stable temperatures and lack of ice make it easier for older people to get around. While it's not necessarily a requirement, the move isn't without merit.

On a semi-related note, relocating people is already turning out to be at best a logistical headache, as explored here

. Doing this kind of relocation work for Floridians (all 20+ million of them) will be a nightmare, and people are likely to die in the process, if for no other reason than they can't be moved fast enough.

Elisa the Bunny Stik

Jun 9, 2017 at 9:31am
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Oddly enough there's a small memorial to the Nagasaki bombing in St. Paul, specifically in Como Park. It is somewhat hard to find in Como Park, although Davy Kraken

and I stumbled upon it when we first met in person (a.k.a. our first date).

Steev the Friction Wizurd

Jun 8, 2017 at 10:09pm
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But there is no requirement that people live in Florida! They can live somewhere else. Remember, the Northern states will become warmer, so places like South Dakota might look very attractive in the future and there is a very low density of population there now.

I don't see the location preferences of senior citizens as being a big issue!

I've been to Florida and it's nothing special. It's flat, it's humid, and it's hot. Many senior citizens spend there time indoors in their air conditioned apartments. You can do that anywhere.

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